This was originally an article I wrote for Demand Studios, but I was told it was too specific in focusing on a single program. I’m posting it here because there’s no sense in letting good info go to waste. I picked Paltalk to write about because it’s free and it looks like a useful product. [...]
24. August 2010
If you’re wondering what I’ve been doing lately instead of posting here, I’ve been busy writing articles for Demand Media Studios, an article database that serves various Demand Media web sites like eHow and Live Strong. With a seemingly infinite selection of titles at around $15 an article, it’s an excellent work-from-home opportunity, and a [...]
20. July 2010
Last week I shared 7 Free Resources For Growing Your Online Business. This week, I’m back with five free programs and tools that I use in the course of operating my web design and virtual assistant business. Open Office – Forget paying through the nose to unlock Microsoft Office. The Open Source Project’s Open Office software [...]
13. July 2010
I get asked a lot about what it takes to start a Virtual Assistant business. Once I’m done lecturing about drive, stamina, good organizational and people skills and the necessity of being a self-starter, the asker usually nods patiently and clarifies, “Yes, yes, but what do I need to get started?” Good question. When I [...]
8. July 2010
There are scads of advice on the web telling Twitter neophytes how to use this popular micro-blogging and social networking tool to promote their businesses, web sites and/or personal brand. Unfortunately, a lot of that advice leads to off-putting practices that do nothing to cultivate meaningful contact or build a community of people who are [...]
31. August 2010
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